Human Movement Analysis

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In both elite sports and rehabilitation it's all about enhancing the physical capabilities of the human body. The main tool in the process of accomplishing the desired enhancements is movement analysis. Following a brief introduction into the field of Human Movement Sciences, the course will focus on movement registration. Several two and three dimensional motion capturing techniques will be presented. In our extensive laboratory, which is fitted with force plates, treadmills and even a climbing wall, you will collect your own data by performing relatively simple biomechanical experiments. The second part of the course will be dedicated to analyzing the data using MATLAB, a worldwide renowned numerical computing environment. You will learn how to use this software tool along with the basics of digital signal analysis.

Period
14-07-2014 - 25-07-2014 (2 weeks)

Target group
The course may be of interest to students from a wide range of science-oriented disciplines such as Biology, Health Sciences, Physics, Physiotherapy, Sports Sciences and of course Human Movement Sciences.

Course aim
In this course you will get acquainted with different types of movement registration techniques and you will learn how they are used in sports and rehabilitation settings. On completion of the course you will be able to perform basic digital signal analyses on self-collected movement data by using the programming environment MATLAB.



Credits
3.0 ECTS creditsECTS is the standard European credit system, each ECTS credit is equivalent to 28 study hours. All courses are worth 3 ECTS. Because some education systems (such as the American universities) base their credits on contact hours, we have included the contact hours in the course description on our website.

Course fee
EUR 1200[Convert to USD]The tuition fee of this course is 1200,- and includes furnished accommodation and the orientation programme. If you select two consecutive courses and study with us for four weeks, you will receive a 10% discount on the second course fee.Some courses will include excursions. We will also organize trips and excursions as part of our social programme, which is a great way to get to know your fellow students and learn more about Amsterdam and the Netherlands. The social programme is not included in the tuition fee.

Course leader
Drs. Theo de Haan

VU University Amsterdam Study Abroad in Amsterdam
Address: De Boelelaan 1105 Amsterdam
Postal code: 1081 HV
City: Amsterdam
Country: Netherlands
Website: http://www.studyabroadinamsterdam.nl/en/summerschool/index.asp
E-mail: amsterdamsummerschool@vu.nl
Phone: +31 20 5986506